Blomquist branch

Home person: Henry Edward Blomquist, Mike's paternal grandfather.

Blomquist branch overview

The four quadrants in Mike's family have distinct ethnicities. People in the Blomquist branch were Swedish and Norwegian.

Henry Edward Blomquist, Mike's paternal grandfather

Mike's surname, Blomquist, has been spelled various ways by family members. "Blomqvist" was one variant.

Henry Edward Blomquist and some of his ancestors

Henry and some of his ancestors

Blomquist migration story

Mike's Blomquist branch "paper trail" has revealed ancestors from both Sweden and Norway.

Öved, Skane, Sweden, where some of the Bloquist ancestors were born

Öved, Skane, Sweden, where some of Henry's ancestors were born

Oscar Blomquist (born 1879) was the last child in the John Jönsson Blomquist family to be born in Sweden.

Norway is where Mike's great-grandmother Mary Olson was born.

Norway

The Oscar Blomquist family migrated in 1880, departing from Bremen, Germany, aboard the immigration ship Salier, and arriving in New York on May 15 of that year.

Photo of the Salier

Description of the Salier

Family story: Use of given names "Henry" and "Edward" in the Blomquist branch

Mike’s father was Henry Joseph Blomquist (who usually went by his nickname, "Butch"), and his paternal grandfather was Henry Edward Blomquist.

The given names “Henry” and “Edward” were used a number of times for various descendants of Henry Edward Blomquist:

Butch’s oldest brother was named Donald Henry.
Butch’s next oldest brother was Eugene Edward.
Butch was Henry Joseph.
Butch’s son is Michael ("Mike") Henry.
Mike's son is Archer Michael Richard Henry.

For more information

Ancestry Member Tree: "Blomquist-Scherer-1" (Tree ID 173345453, ancestry.com), owned by avanraaphorst; access requires appropriate sharing/permissions